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A Nixon Deepfake, a ‘Moon Disaster’ Speech and an Information Ecosystem at Risk
A new video re-creates a history that never happened, showing the power of AI-generated media
July 20, 2020
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A Spotlight Shines on Wallace Neff, an Architect Loved by Celebrities and AD
There’s a new monograph out on the Los Angeles architect, who was a fixture in Architectural Digest in the 1920s and ’30s
July 8, 2020
http://www.artnet.com
Artist Anicka Yi Explains Why COVID-19 Is Terrible for Humanity, But Fundamentally ‘Good for the Planet’
The artist says it is counterproductive to ask artists what their role in any given situation is supposed to be.
July 8, 2020
https://www.thenation.com/
What Are Art Galleries For?
Three artists on the future of the gallery system after Covid-19.
July 1, 2020
http://www.nytimes.com/
This Theater Plans Dividers to Keep Patrons Socially Distanced
The Wilma, seeking to reopen in Philadelphia, says it will erect a new seating structure in which every party is in its own separate box.
July 1, 2020
http://www.wsj.com
A Scientist Turned the Coronavirus Into Music—Here’s What It Sounds Like
Translating the genetic code of virus proteins into music helps reveal their intricacies; sounds ‘a little like Zappa’
June 26, 2020
https://scitechdaily.com/
Design That Makes a Difference: Fusing Art, Science, and Product Design at MIT
Fusing art, science, and product design, senior Jierui Fang has followed — and sometimes created — her own path at MIT.
June 6, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com
More than 800 MIT graduates will sing one song together, virtually
Each person sings one note, explains the professor behind the idea, Eran Egozy
May 21, 2020
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5 Things To Do This Weekend, Including A Virtual Dumpling Class And A Floral Painting Workshop
With help from Opera of the Future group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, composer Tod Machover took samplings of cityscapes, vocalizations and texts from Philadelphians.
May 14, 2020
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Making Music Out Of The Coronavirus
Years ago, Markus Buehler developed a method to model proteins through music.
May 12, 2020
http://www.nytimes.com/
The Spaces That Make Cities Fairer and More Resilient
Our shared economy depends most on what happens in between.
May 12, 2020
https://www.1stdibs.com/
PHOTOGRAPHER TO KNOW: HAROLD EDGERTON
Edgerton captured motion like no other, yet he considered himself a scientist — not an artist.
May 12, 2020
http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/
WHAT HAPPENS TO A UNIVERSITY’S ART LENDING PROGRAM IN A PANDEMIC?
A Q & A with Lisa DeLong, registrar at the MIT List Visual Arts Center
May 11, 2020
https://www.bostonglobe.com
MIT junior Rona Wang lands six-figure book deal with Simon & Schuster
As a high school student in Oregon, Rona Wang was invited to math competitions at MIT. She was so talented that after graduation, she ended up attending the renowned university to study math and computer science.
April 30, 2020
http://www.npr.org
Jonny Sun: You’re Not Alone In Feeling Lonely
For Jonny Sun, loneliness felt like being an alien on a distant planet, alone in the universe.
April 24, 2020
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Orbiting, la nuova installazione fluttuante sulla storia dell’umanità
Una sorta di carosello onirico sospeso nell’aria, con oggetti di ogni natura che girano in maniera circolare formando un’orbita immaginifica e surreale
April 23, 2020
Coronavirus the musical: U.S. scientists turn virus into melody to aid research
From tinkling harmonies as the virus disarms cells to clashing and stormy as it replicates, U.S. scientists have translated the novel coronavirus’ spiked protein structure to music in an effort to better understand the pathogen.
April 20, 2020
https://umbigomagazine.com/en/
The Opening Response: Jay Scheib
The Opening Response titles a special series of interviews with artists, curators, writers, composers, mediators, and space-makers around the world.
April 17, 2020
Coronavirus’s complex spiked structure inspires translation into music
Coronaviruses get their name from the crown of spikelike proteins that surround them. Now, the protein spikes of the novel coronavirus have been turned into an intriguing musical composition — one researchers hope could inspire new ways to fight the … Continued
April 11, 2020
https://science.sciencemag.org/
Scientists have turned the structure of the coronavirus into music
You’ve probably seen dozens of images of the novel coronavirus—now responsible for 1 million infections and tens of thousands of deaths. Now, scientists have come up with a way for you to hear it: by translating the structure of its … Continued
April 3, 2020
http://www.forbes.com/
Making New Proteins From Music
Last year, MIT researchers announced that they were turning the biochemical properties of proteins into music. Now, they’ve used those musical compositions to create entirely new proteins.
March 28, 2020
http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/
RAMI GEORGE’S VIDEOS SHOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO GROW UP IN A CULT
The drawings and video included in George’s first institutional solo exhibition, which was scheduled to open at the MIT List Visual Arts Center this month, stem from an effort to unpack these childhood experiences through art.
March 24, 2020
http://www.forbes.com/
Open Source Goes Mainstream – How Sharing Is Shaping The Future Of Music
Open source developments in music are leading the industry in a new direction.
March 19, 2020
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Amino Acid Rock Music Helps Build New Proteins
Some scientists teach computers to “see” proteins. Markus Buehler is teaching them to hear the compounds instead
March 18, 2020
https://www.museumnext.com/
Meaningful museum interpretations using virtual reality
If the purpose of museums is to reflect on our reality, can virtual reality interpretation add a new and valuable dimension?
March 4, 2020